Making the most of medicaid: promoting the health of women and infants with preconception care.
This paper examines the evolution and current role of Medicaid in improving access to preconception care for low-income women. The authors review Medicaid's eligibility policy and benefits of relevance to women of reproductive age and discuss various approaches to promote preconception care in Medicaid. The challenges facing the program and potential opportunities to use the program to promote preconception care to low-income women are discussed.
Salganicoff
Alina
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Kaiser Family Foundation, Women's Health Policy, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA. alinas@kff.org
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Jane
J
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005380:Financing, Government; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016742:Preconception Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States